chemoheterotroph

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Etymology[edit]

chemo- +‎ heterotroph

Noun[edit]

chemoheterotroph (plural chemoheterotrophs)

  1. A chemotrophic heterotroph, one that must ingest organic building blocks that it is incapable of creating itself.